North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls for "accelerated" war preparations

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his party to "accelerate" war preparations including its nuclear programme, state media reported on Thursday (Dec 28). Speaking at the North's ongoing year-end party meeting, Kim stressed that the "military situation" on the Korean peninsula had become "extreme" due to "unprecedented" anti-North confrontations with the US. https://cna.asia/3vgeiVx Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia